ALPIGALA P.V.R.

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Availability (unless sold in the meantime)

	Season 2025/2026	Season 2026/2027
Trees	M9 T337	M9 EMLA
Trees	Geneva® G11	Geneva® G11
Graftwood / Budwood	√	√

General information

Origin : Sport of Gala, France
Breeder : Mr. Clos
Licence holder : IFO
Picking date : 1 month before Golden Delicious
Fruit size : 65/80
Uses : sport of Gala suitable for areas where the colour is difficult to get and for fruit growers who need a striped Gala

Tree description

Characteristics : sport of Gala suitable for areas where the colour is difficult to get and for fruit growers who need a striped Gala
Blossom date : mid season (as for Golden Delicious)
Pollinator : Granny Smith, Cox, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Idared or any other diploid variety with the same blossom date. Malus Golden Gem, Malus INRA® Baugene®
Type of tree : Type III (Golden Delicious)
Vigour : average
Time till first cropping / yields : rapid / good yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning : low susceptibility to alternate bearing / difficult thinning
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : susceptible to scab and canker

Fruit description

Fruit description : intensive red colour with many stripes: the most stripey of the colored Galas
Flesh / taste : crisp, juicy and sweet
Storage potential : December in cold store, from March to June in CA storage, depending on production areas and storage technologies

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